Yup, I’m Alive

First of all, thank you so much for all your good wishes. I really appreciate them! The KOARC (who has taken extremely good care of me) read all the blog comments and emails to me until I was able to sit a bit more comfortably at the computer and read ‘em myself.

It was all over and I was back home before 11:00 a.m. It’s kind of surreal that you can have surgery, complete with general anesthesia, and be discharged the same day but I’m glad they do it that way — I’d much rather recover at home than in a hospital.

I was very impressed with the facility — Reston Surgery Center. All the people I came in contact with there were extraordinarily kind and efficient.

And I am cautiously optimistic about the outcome of this surgery — I do think it will fix my back issues.

My mom and dad came over that afternoon and my mom brought food to stock my fridge so we wouldn’t have to worry about preparing meals.

The yarn is Fiesta Baby Boom in the “Dreamsicle” colorway, purchased at The Loopy Ewe. The pattern is a re-do of the Lacy Rib pattern I worked up during the Summer of Socks. I adjusted it slightly because I wasn’t completely happy with it. Now I am. Completely happy with it.

Okay, I think that’s all for now. I can only stay at the computer for short periods, so it’s time for me to quit. But first take a look at this:

Comments

Wow, good to see you’re up for a little bit today! Hoping that this is the cure for your back, so take good care of yourself. Will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers for a quick recovery. And Lucy, I’m sure you’re doing a wonderful job watching over your Momma!

It’s great to have you back, for little bits at a time! We missed you! I hope you are feeling ok, and that you get better and better every day that passes. My thoughts and prayers are with you! Take care to follow your doctor’s orders, and don’t do too much too fast. I’m glad that you are able to knit some now, too.

Great to read your blog entry! I’m sure you’ll keep us updated on your recovery, and I’ll keep you in my thoughts. It’s not as tho I know you in real life, but I do read your blog everyday. I hope that your recovery will go smoothly and be as painfree and successful as possible. And also that you’ll soon be able to pick up your needles. Take care.

I’m glad to hear that you’re optimistic about how the surgery went. There’s little worse tan going through all that and not even being confident that it’ll help. Still sending good vibes your way for a speedy and easy recovery!
(>^.^)>)))))

So glad you are feeling better. Take your time and get lots of rest. Let Lucy do her job and take care. Just wanted to let you know that just about the time you were having your surgery, a very skinny little kitten was thrown into a ditch near where I work. A co worker rescued him and to make a long story short, I am now the proud owner of a 6 month old orange tabby that looks more like a rabbit with a powder puff tail. It only took 500.00 (holy cow) to make him better and an appropriate play mate for my other rescue Simba the almost poisoned with antifreeze persian. Life has strange twists and turns and good always follows. Continue to recover and knit and know that a little orange cat now also enjoys good health and good family. Pat

Glad to hear you’re doing better. Lucy really needs to have you around.
Being under a local, did they let you take your knitting in with you? I’m sure you’d have done a full pair of cabled socks in that amount of time.

It’s so good to hear from you. I was just wondering how you were doing and was going to leave a comment on the older post just so you’d know I was thinking about you, but this was even better. So glad you’re doing okay!

I was hoping you would post to your blog soon. Not that I selfishly need the Wendy-blog fix (although that’s nice too ) but I felt if you post an entry you must be feeling better. I’m glad to hear that you are on the mend and that you are optimistic that you are ‘new and improved’ in the back area.

Here’s to a speedy recovery, wonderful that you are already feeling positive about the whole thing! I have no doubt that soon you will be sounding like your perky self, complete with self-deprecating humor (okay, you still do that well), and wittier than ever!

I’m a regular reader but almost entirely a lurker – just wanted to wish you well, Wendy. Hope that you recover quickly from this surgery and that it does all it was intended to do! I’ve had a few “back issues” of my own this year, so I sure sympathize.

And, oh yeah, your socks are so beautiful. How am I going to decide which patterns to get first???

I’m totally gobsmacked to see a post from you! I was hoping “maybe” for an update from the KOARC.
I’m guessing you wouldn’t mention being optimistic unless you were REALLY optimistic, so hooray! Glad to have you back, even for tiny bits.

Hey, nice poo-free hair in that preop shot there!! I’m sure the nurses and doctors admired it too….
I echo others in that I’m so glad you’ve posted, because it means you’re feeling slightly human again and are not having so much pain that you’re in a total narcotic stupor (presumably). Bet Lucy’s glad her Momma’s home all the time and not going off to work. Hope you continue to improve by leaps and bounds, and that you’ll be leaping and bounding yourself in the not-so-distant future.
You have some great nurses there, and tons of good wishes coming at you through the ether, so that can only help!
Cathy

Isn;t is nice when Moms (and Dads) show up to make sure you have enough to eat, and stock the fridge when they know that youcan’t? and Hurray for Reston’smedical staff — a recommendation from WendyKnits goes a long way. How sweet of them to have sent a card. I am very impressed.

I hope your marathon training doesn’t interfere with your sock knitting or blog updates, but (ahem) good luck with training!

Sooo glad to see you’re feeling well enough to be back at the computer, even for a short time. And that you’re knitting – those socks look really cool! Awwwwww for sure on LB’s card. And nurse Lucy! Take care and be good to yourself.

YEAH! A WENDY post! So cool. I’ve been thinking about you a lot, and sending good vibes and thoughts your way…What a cool thing for a surgical unit to do. I like the idea of a TY note – simple but sweet.
Take good are of your mommie, Lucy, I know you’re trying hard!
(((Hugs)))

How wonderful that you’re feeling good and optimistic about the results of the surgery. My Physical Therapist told me that it’s just when people are feeling much better that they often get a little too frisky and end up back in to see him. So take it slowly and carefully. Watch Lucy, she knows how to take it easy.

I hope you totally enjoy your recuperative stint… all those loved ones waiting on you hand and foot… and the pain meds! And the knitting and kitty. And of course, later, when they’re all over that, I hope you feel fabulous… better than you ever could remember. (Thanks to KOARC for the photos. Illustrations just help SO much.)

WOW!!!! I am really impressed with the place you had surgery!! What a pleasant change from the norm to receive a thank you from a medical facility for allowing them to treat you!!! I think you were in good hands for the surgery! And great hands and paws at home!!!
Just please remember that when you feel better you are still healing and not to push too fast to get back in the main stream. I was so happy to see your blog today!! I have to ask did you have to have any hardware?A prayer and a hug sent to you!!

Gracie and I have been waiting to see you blog again. We are so happy that you are recovering so nicely. You will get to knit bunches of socks while you recover. Can’t wait to see them. Glad you are doing so well!

Glad your recovery is already progressing so well. Hope everything continues to improve and heal nicely, and that this takes care of your back troubles. I truly empathize with back problems. It looks like you picked great colors to knit and recuperate.

how wonderful that you are healing at home. that is the best news ever.
I will hold the picture that you are totally healed from this surgery! it’s a 100% success.
be careful not to overdo (trust me, I know from which I speak)
many gentle hugs and fibery well-wishes to you.
I prescribe lots of cuddles with Lucy, very little else aside from naps and a tiny bit of knitting now and then (and of course co-mingled with liberal doses of chocolate )

So glad you are on the mend! And very happy that you felt up to give us a post and let us know how you are doing. Knitting too… all good news to round up the week.
Reston? Lived there when the only real medical facility was an emergency clinic…and we were glad we had that, lol. Going to have to google map the area and see how it changed.
Aren’t family, friends and kitties a real blessing when you are really slowed down? BTW, Oscar is drooling over the Lucy on the Lap pic. I keep telling him that he needs to snap out of it and move on…that Lucy would not accept any Bubba Kitty and that he is just to “earthy” for her tastes.

Although I have no evidence You have been on my mind all week. I’m glad to hear that all went well. Here’s to healing. Fast.
Take care and let that wonderful KORC take good care of you. And perhaps give up his remote for a couple of minutes. After all, surgery makes you the QUEEN.
xoxo

So very glad to hear you are doing well and that your prognosis is a good one!! I can’t tell you how impressed I am by the card from the medical staff. That is just so unusual these days. Rest up, knit up and be well Wendy!

Wow! I’ve been away for a while and didn’t realise that you had just had surgery until now. I’m glad that it went well and wish you a very speedy recovery! I totally agree with you that recovering at home is so much better, especially as hospitals don’t have nurses like Lucy.

I love the card from L-B. And the thank you from the surgery center is pretty impressive because it was personally signed by all those people.

Yippy Skippy, glad you are on the mend. Your daily musings are such a blessing to so many people. You have a gift for giving useful information in an entertaining way — you are an artist — with yarn and with words.

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